Mining stopped on March 8, when members of the Asociación Obrera Minera Argentina (AOMA) downed tools, and processing activities have now also ceased following the exhaustion of surface stockpiles.
The Woodsmith mine will be one of the world’s largest in terms of the amount of resources extracted — It's set to generate an initial 10 million tonnes per year of polyhalite, a form of potash used in plant fertilizers.
Australia’s largest gold producer is paying $806.5 million for a 70% stake in Imperial Metals’ Red Chris copper and gold mine, located in British Columbia.
The asset's reserves as at December 31, 2018 increased 4% to 1.9 million tonnes grading 11 grams per tonne of gold for 688,000 ounces, while measured and indicated resources increased 7% to 3.5Mt from a year earlier.
Brazil’s new right-wing government is going ahead with announced changes to current mining regulations, which include a controversial plan to open up indigenous reserves to mining.